Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Hey-An armed suspect is holding firefighters hostage inside a firehouse in Elkins Park (Montgomery County, PA-near Philly)It was around 1055 hours when Cheltenham Police were called out to the Lamott Fire House at Penrose Avenue and Graham Lane in Cheltenham.

The Police Chief confirms that there is an armed subject inside of the firehouse holding fire fighters hostage.

A media helicopter was over the scene as police detained one man. However, it is unclear if that person is a suspect, or if more suspect... [ more ]

Tuesday, March 31, 2015
A Mountville firefighter remained in critical condition Monday night after he was injured in a fall during training exercises Saturday.Paul Rossi was performing a conscious-victim rescue drill when he missed a rung on a ladder and fell about 10 feet, according to Mountville fire Chief Dean Gantz Jr.

The accident happened at the Lancaster County Public Safety Training Center on Champ Boulevard in East Hempfield Township.

Rossi suffered a cut to his head and also lost feeling and movement in his arms and legs. Gantz said Monday night Rossi had not regained feeling in his extremities.

"He's doing well. (Doctors) aren't speculating on anything right now and just taking it one day at a time."

Rossi, 53, has been a member of the department since 2012 and is in his second year as president. He works in sales, according to the chief.

"It really drives home what we do; the risks involved," Gantz said when asked how the department is hand... [ more ]

Below
is a very informative news conference that will bring you up to speed on Fresno
Fire Captain Pete Dern. As you will hear, he is in very critical condition,
fighting for his life. Please keep him, his family and the Fresno FD in your
thoughts and prayers.

Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Below is a very informative news conference that will bring you up to speed on Fresno Fire Captain Pete Dern. As you will hear, he is in very critical condition, fighting for his life. Please keep him, his family and the Fresno FD in your thoughts and prayers.=Note they are asking for blood donations. More details to follow.=Watch for details HERE:www.fresnofirefighters.net

Monday, March 30, 2015
A Monterey firefighter is in critical condition after an apparatus accident Sunday.Benjamin Haskins, 22, was responding to a call around 12:20 p.m. when the pumper he was in left MS 469, hit a tree and flipped.

Sunday, March 29, 2015
A firefighter was burned while battling a blaze in northern Davidson County.The incident happened Friday night at a trailer fire on Monticello Avenue near the Madison and Goodlettsville area.

Officials on the scene said the firefighter fell through a floor and suffered burns to the back of his legs. The person was not taken to an area hospital.

The fire broke out around 11:18 p.m. on the second floor of 97 Nicholas Avenue, a two-story home located a few blocks from Port Richmond High School, and was extinguished about an hour later at 12:10 a.m., the spokesman said.

Neighbor Lori Garcia rushed home from her custodial job at a local health clinic when she heard the news of the fire. When she got home, her house had already been evacuated and the block was shrouded with smoke.

"It was bad. The entire inside was burned out," Ms. Garcia said. "The whole street was smoky. You could smell it all the way from Post Avenue."

An FDNY spokesman couldn't say whether anyone was inside the home when the fire started, but confirmed that only firefighters suffered injuries.

All six were taken to Richmond University Medical Center, West B... [ more ]

Saturday, March 28, 2015
Three firefighters were injured Friday while battling a blaze at an apartment in northwest Harris County.The fire was reported about 5:15 p.m. at a three-story apartment in the 10700 block of Glenora Drive. Officials at the scene triggered a second alarm, authorities said.

A lieutenant and a district chief with the Cy-Creek Volunteer Fire Department were on a stairwell in the complex when it collapsed.

The lieutenant had a knee injury while the district chief injured his neck and was complaining of respiratory problems. A firefighter with the Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department hyper-extended his elbow while he was assisting the two who were injured, officials said.

The three injured firefighters were taken to an area hospital, officials said.

There were no other reported injuries.

Harris County fire marshals are investigating the cause of the blaze.

Red Cross officials were notified to assist any residents who we... [ more ]

Saturday, March 28, 2015
Cincinnati Firefighters IAFF Local 48 have announced funeral
arrangements for Firefighter/Fire Apparatus Operator Daryl Gordon.
FAO Gordon’s visitation will be Tuesday at the Duke Energy Convention Center
from 3 to 8 p.m.
Timeline of events
The Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Memorial Service will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the
convention center and will conclude the visitation.
FAO Gordon’s funeral will be Wednesday at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral in
Cincinnati at 10 a.m.
FAO Gordon will be buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Springdale immediately
following the funeral.
A celebration of life will be held at the convention center immediately
following the burial.
He is survived by his wife, Angela, and two daughters, Angelique and Chelsea.
A memorial fund has been established at Kemba Credit Union for Gordon. The
donations will benefit Gordon's family. Donations can also be sent to the
Cincinnati Firefighters Local 48 office at 1011 West 8th Street, Cincinna... [ more ]

But CBS4 News has exclusively obtained and reviewed a just concluded study that
some veteran firefighters say raises serious questions about the protection
that gear offers when it comes to exposure to elements that could be linked to
cancer.

“I feel it basically is confirming our fears on cancer in the fire service,”
says Keith Tyson, Firefighter Cancer Support Network Director for Florida, who
calls the report eye opening.

“When you look at these types of pictures you start realizing that it is not
protecting us 100 percent. Nothing will protect us one hundred percent. But
this is frightening. This truly is frightening,” says Tyson in reviewing images
included in the January 7, 2015 Fluorescent Aerosol Screening Test, (FAST).

Friday, March 27, 2015
Daryl Gordon fought through heavy smoke opening doors looking for trapped apartment residents in Madisonville before the sun rose Thursday morning.One of the last doors he opened at Kings Tower building wasn't to an apartment at all. It was to an elevator that was often inoperable, according to residents at the Dahlgren Street complex.

Those residents and firefighters said it would not be hard to mistake the elevator for an apartment door, especially in a dark hallway filled with smoke.

Gordon stepped into the open elevator shaft and fell five flights. His body became wedged between the elevator car and the shaft, according to reports, frantic mayday calls and residents.

The 54-year-old was pronounced dead at University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

"Today our Cincinnati firefighters did their jobs. They ran into a burning building and saved lives. Women and children were carried out of the building to safety,'' Mayor John Cranle... [ more ]

Friday, March 27, 2015 “Mayday. Mayday. Mayday. We have a firefighter down.”

Those haunting words no first-responder wants to hear ring out over dispatch communication Thursday morning, seconds after veteran Cincinnati firefighter Daryl Gordon fell several stories down an elevator shaft while battling a blaze at a Madisonville apartment building.

The four-alarm fire at the King's Tower complex on Dahlgren Street was first reported at about 5:45 a.m.

Fire crews said the fire was on the second floor of the complex. Firefighters had to rescue several people on the upper floors when they arrived.

Friday, March 27, 2015
Authorities say a fire at a 6-story apartment building on the Upper East Side has been brought under control.A fire department spokesman says five firefighters suffered minor injuries in the early morning blaze at East 66th Street and First Avenue.

He says the fire started in two apartments on the top floor and spread to the roof.

The fire erupted at 1:18 a.m. Friday and was under control at 3:11 a.m.

Friday, March 27, 2015
Two firefighters were hurt battling a fire that broke out on Fire Island early today and was still burning hours later, officials said.The blaze was
sparked about 1:30 a.m. in Cherry Grove, according to Suffolk County fire
officials.A fire spokesperson was unsure the number of commercial and residential buildings on fire,
but said “many” we ablaze and that the fire was affecting “the entire downtown
business district” near Holly Walk and Bayview Walk.Two firefighters
suffered minor injuries in the blaze and were taken to a hospital, the
spokesperson said.As of 5:45 a.m., the fire was still burning. Nine mainland
fire departments, seven mainland ambulance companies and all of Fire Island’s
fire departments were on the scene.

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